Colorado House passes transportation funding bill that enjoys local support
In addition to bipartisan legislative support, the proposal has garnered endorsements from local leaders and organizations across the state, including: Governor Polis, Mayor Hancock of Denver, Mayor Arnt of Fort Collins, Chair of the Metro Mayors Caucus Mayor Jackie Millet, Mayor Suthers of Colorado Springs, Mayor Weaver of Boulder, President and CEO of the Boulder […]
Insights: One-and-done credentials are on short time in the Colorado workplace
… Apprenticeships and employer-provided skills training is the next big thing, the folks who know about these things said. Like everything else, the education landscape has been roiled by the pandemic. Online learning is the new norm, which makes the cost of a bed on fraternity row even harder to justify. Read full article here.
Public Option undermines workers group plans
The recently proposed Colorado Health Insurance Option (HB21-1232) poses a real threat to our economy and our job creators. For consumers, the proposed state government-run health insurance system comes down to less choice, longer waits and higher costs. Read full article here.
Business groups say Colorado economic recovery won’t match 2008
There are bills ahead that worry business leaders, according to Dave Davia of Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors. He pointed to the POWR Act, Senate Bill 176, an anti-discrimination bill; House Bill 1071 on ranked choice voting, because it uses business filing fees paid to the Secretary of State’s office; and the ban on plastics contained […]
Bill proposes major change to Colorado workers’ compensation law
Dave Davia, CEO of the Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association, said he worries that the practice would encourage “doctor-shopping, particularly if some physicians gain a reputation for being slower to certify that a patient is ready to return to work. He compared it to the early days of legalized medical marijuana, when some doctors set […]
New report adds up cost of new fees, taxes to Colorado businesses
Ahead of a Colorado Chamber of Commerce announcement on the impact of new taxes, the Denver-based Common Sense Institute added up the costs in an analysis obtained by Colorado Politics Monday morning. Whether they are fees, which the legislature can authorize, or taxes that must be approved by voters, current proposals would ring up $1.8 […]
New report from Colorado business leaders charts road to recovery
Some of the state’s best business minds collaborated on a way to get Colorado out of the economic mess it’s in and presented their key findings in a report earlier this month. Read full article here